xxxix, 607 pages : 24 cm

Administrative Law in Context, 2nd Edition is a collaborative work bringing together the varied perspectives of Canada's leading scholars in the field. Concentrating on the general principles of administrative law and the context in which administrative adjudication occurs, the authors convey a sense of how administrative boards and tribunals work in practice — for example, how decisions on budgets, staffing, websites, and translation can make the difference between justice and injustice; and how administrative law works differently in the politically charged context of public inquiries. In addition to critical analysis and theory provided by a team of leading academics, students are also given practical hands-on tips and checklists for those planning to practise administrative law. The second edition is completely updated in all chapters to include reflections on Dunsmuir as well as jurisprudence in the wake of Dunsmuir. There is a new section and fuller discussion on procedural fairness, and new chapters on Aboriginal issues in administrative law and the Federal Court's administrative law process, demonstrating how administrative law is grounded in the real world of decision making

Includes a web access code card laid in

Includes bibliographical references and index

An introduction to administrative law: some history and a few signposts for a twisted path / Colleen M. Flood and Jennifer Dolling -- Governments in miniature: the rule of law in the administrative state / Mary Liston -- Dogs and tails: remedies in administrative law / Cristie Ford -- Regulations and rule making: the dilemma of delegation / Andrew Green -- From natural justice to fairness: thresholds, content, and the role of judicial review / Grant Huscroft -- Advocacy before administrative tribunals / Freya Kristjanson & Leslie McIntosh -- Access to administrative justice and other worries / Lorne Sossin -- Caught between judicial paradigms and the administrative state's pastiche: "tribunal" independence, impartiality, and bias / Laverne Jacobs -- Standard of review: back to the future? / Audrey Macklin -- Pas de deux: deference and non-deference in action / Sheila Wildeman -- Administrative discretion: between exercising power and conducting dialogue / Geneviève Cartier -- The charter and administrative law: cross-fertilization or inconstancy? / Evan Fox-Decent & Alexander Pless -- In search of aboriginal administrative law / Janna Promislow & Lorne Sossin -- The role of international human rights norms in administrative law / Gerald Heckman -- Making a federal case out of it: the federal court and administrative law / Craig Forcese -- Getting the story out: accountability and the law of public inquiries / Peter Carver

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